Odyssey B. Lloyd

Female18 August 1826–5 September 1893

Brief Life History of Odyssey B.

When Odyssey B. Lloyd was born on 18 August 1826, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Lemuel F. Lloyd, was 38 and her mother, Susanna Davis, was 34. She married George Groseclose on 7 May 1846, in Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Fabius Township, Schuyler, Missouri, United States for about 20 years. She died on 5 September 1893, in Schuyler, Missouri, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Walker Chapel Cemetery, Fabius Township, Schuyler, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Groseclose
1825–1901
Odyssey B. Lloyd
1826–1893
Marriage: 7 May 1846
Maryland Jane Groseclose
1847–1850
Cena L Groseclose
1849–1860
Joseph Ward Groseclose
1851–1924
Susan D Groseclose
1853–
Eliza Catherine Groseclose
1854–1924
Georgiann Groseclose
1856–1923
Mary Groseclose
1857–1870
William Groseclose
1859–1917
McGuffey W. “Guff” Groseclose
1860–1928
Lee Price Groseclose
1862–1941
Tillman Groseclose
1863–1870
Melcena Groseclose
1864–1928
Edward L. Groseclose
1866–1934
Sarah Ellan Groseclose
1871–1937
Child Groseclose
1873–

Sources (9)

  • Odessa Grossclore im Haushalt von George Grossclore, „United States Census, 1850“
  • Miss Odyssey Lloyd im Eintrag für George Grossclose, „Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991“
  • Odesa B Gross im Haushalt von George Gross, „United States Census, 1860“

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    7 May 1846Lancaster, Schuyler, Missouri, United States
  • Children (15)

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    Siblings (4)

    World Events (8)

    1830 · The Second Great Awakening

    Age 4

    Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

    1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens

    Age 4

    The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.

    1846

    Age 20

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh: descriptive nickname from Welsh llwyd ‘gray’. InWelsh the color term llwyd also includes shades of brown, andit is likely that, when used with reference to younger men,llwyd denoted brown or mouse-colored hair.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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